Sushi - yay or nay?
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There are a few places in Manchester that do good sushi. Wasabi in the Printworks is pretty good, although Tokyo Season on Portland Street is a different class. The chefs there are all trained in Japan.

blizeH wrote:
I've never actually tried sushi, would one of the sushi snack packs you get from Sainsburys be a good place to start? Please don't laugh at me

No. It would be a shit place to start. If you want to try sushi, find the most renowned place that serves sushi where you live and go for it. If you don't like that then sushi isn't for you. Starting out at some half assed place, like a supermarket is a good way to get the wrong impression though.

Sorry, snob hat on for a moment. Yo Sushi is to sushi what a MaccyD's cheeseburger is to Kobe beef. If you can find a good, non-chain sushi place you'll get a vastly better impression of what sushi can taste like.

blizeH wrote:
I've never actually tried sushi, would one of the sushi snack packs you get from Sainsburys be a good place to start? Please don't laugh at me

No. It would be a shit place to start. If you want to try sushi, find the most renowned place that serves sushi where you live and go for it. If you don't like that then sushi isn't for you. Starting out at some half assed place, like a supermarket is a good way to get the wrong impression though.

This. I wouldn't touch sushi that's more than a few hours old with a bargepole. It doesn't have to be fancy, but it DOES have to be freshly made with fresh ingredients!

Glasgow is crap for sushi - it hasn't jumped the ponce barrier yet and sadly never will. I love it in Australia, where it is just a reasonably priced snack food. So Yo is about the only option unfortunately.

Koishi in Ballsbridge is the best quality for restaurant sushi for sure; it is usually quite empty due to the location, right opposite the US embassy not a hopping part of town but the owner I think owns the Thai place on the ground floor. The Yamamori on the quays at the Ha'penny bridge is good for more typical Japanese fare - Tepanyaki, etc., avoid the George's street one (the quays one also has an outdoor internal square and gets a good atmosphere). For delivery, the best option is Michie Sushi in Ranelagh (it's pickup or delivery only - no restaurant).

@motti82
Sorry I meant Wasabi, will have to go there to try their Katsura curry. Need to try somewhere new other than the obvious place.
Went to samson a couple of years ago and you're right, a great experience but expensive. But tbh I prefer Yo to be able to have lots of different things instead of one main item.